Villa vs Everton – This could be one of the best games of the season

April 12, 2009 by Martin Banks
Filed under: Aston Villa, Match Previews 

fansWhenever Man U play Chelsea it is billed as the greatest game for spectators to watch and pubs are packed. This is partly because of the amount of glory hunters who both these teams attract, so they have huge numbers of fans who will watch them in the pub but don’t go to the actual games and partly because everyone is expecting to see some real entertainment.

But often its not the case because both teams are weary of playing with too much flair incase they leave theirselves exposed. Whereas the 2 meetings of Villa and Everton this season have produced excellently entertaining and watchable games of football.

We nicked the first one in the dying seconds, after Everton almost nicked a draw in the dying minutes. Then they got revenge in the FA Cup, beating us 3-1 and knocking us out of the major domestic tournament. Both games were great to watch, so I’m expecting this one to be even better as there is now so much at stake.

Both teams are still chasing the glimmer of hope of finishing 4th and getting a bash at the Champions League (though more for the money and players it can attract for now, not entertaining the dream of winning it) and a loss in this game must surely end all hope. In fact a draw could be the final nail in the coffin for both, judging by Arsenal’s display yesterday.

The Gunners were 1-down at Wigan and it all started to look rosy for us for a while, but they hit back and won 4-1 so it looks like the injury woes are not hindering them in the way we had hoped.

The winner today is still in the fight, but whoever it may be will still be banking on Arsenal’s good form of late to slip.


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